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  • September 2017
  • Case

Dr. William Carson— Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Dr. William Carson, an African-American alum of Harvard University became the President and CEO of a multi billion dollar division of Otsuka, a Japan based pharmaceutical company. His ascension to this leadership position followed a thriving career in academic medicine... View Details
Keywords: Dr. Williams Carson; Otsuka America Pharmaceutical; Harvard; Abilify; Aripiprazole; Health Testing and Trials; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Decision Choices and Conditions; Pharmaceutical Industry; Japan
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  • September 2017
  • Teaching Note

Dr. William Carson— Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry

By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-005. View Details
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  • October 2002 (Revised July 2009)
  • Case

Dr. John's Products, Ltd.

By: William A. Sahlman
Describes an entrepreneur's attempts to invent, manufacture, and distribute an inexpensive electric toothbrush. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Product
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  • April 2010
  • Teaching Note

Dr. John's Products, Ltd. (TN)

By: William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for [803063]. View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Production; Distribution; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry
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  • June 2008
  • Case

Gordon Williams: Clinical Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital

By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Clinical research is a critical element of biomedical research and development. This case describes the challenges of clinical research, and its role in bringing breakthroughs to patients. Dr. Williams leads through his own research and special programs to train... View Details
Keywords: Training; Health Care and Treatment; Success; Programs; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
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  • 31 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

Economist. HBS professor William Sahlman, who studied Osher's career and wrote the case study on his company, Dr. John's Products, Ltd., said in an introduction that while much of Osher's success might look... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products
  • 11 Mar 2014
  • Interview

The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia

By: Michael E. Porter
The third installment of the Fox School's Innovation Leadership Speaker Series featured Professor Michael E. Porter, William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School. Dr. Porter addressed the factors driving innovation and competitiveness in a given... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Economic Analysis; Economics; Philadelphia
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  • 09 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 9, 2016

insurance expenditure is approximately 1.9. Overall, our results suggest that UI has a beneficial effect on the economy by decreasing its sensitivity to shocks. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51410 Immigrant Entrepreneurship By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

critical element of biomedical research and development. This case describes the challenges of clinical research and its role in bringing breakthroughs to patients. Dr. Williams leads through his own... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 2011 (Revised March 2011)
  • Case

Development and Promotion at North Atlantic Hospital

By: Boris Groysberg, Lisa Leffert, Kerry Herman and Libby Williams
Dr. Elizabeth Harris, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology (DA) at North Atlantic Hospital (NAH), faces several significant challenges. Staff satisfaction surveys confirmed her assessment that department faculty morale was low, the tenure and promotion system was... View Details
Keywords: Training; Employees; Retention; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry
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  • 12 Dec 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

protagonist on the precipice of a great crisis: Shackleton marooned on an Antarctic ice floe; Lincoln on the verge of seeing the Union collapse; escaped slave Douglass facing possible capture; Bonhoeffer agonizing over how to counter absolute evil with faith; View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 23

  Publications December 2014 Journal of Political Economy Transition to Clean Technology By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Douglas Hanley, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We develop a microeconomic model of endogenous growth where clean and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

2018 Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences By: Hanson, Gordon H., William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner, eds. Abstract—Immigration policy is one of the most... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 30

U.S. Multinational Firm Activity Authors:C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr Abstract This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

discussed how their spirituality helped them evolve as leaders. "There are so many pressures on you as a leader to lose your compassion and develop a thick skin, to lose your capacity for doubt and curiosity," said Dr. Ronald... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild
  • 07 Mar 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

increased information about the plans and their providers. After lunch, Dr. Robert Waller, president emeritus of the Mayo Clinic, gave a talk on the impact of consumer-driven health care on the current system, using the Mayo's lauded... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Health
  • 01 Oct 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

it as a question, Dianne Jacobs challenged us to think about whether "the experience and consequences of practicing leadership (and the use of masks) will be different for women"? (She believes they are.) Dr. Kervokian asked... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1636719   Cases & Course MaterialsReSource Pro Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, Elisabeth Koll, and David LaneHarvard Business School Case 812-031 Matt Bruno, founder and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 19

intangibles. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=913363   Cases & Course MaterialsInternet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, and Ryan JohnsonHarvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

its 150th anniversary? Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/319046-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-005 Dr. William Carson—Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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